Serbia vs Taiwan: Annual working hours per worker

Serbia
1,995 hours per worker
in 2023
Taiwan
2,032 hours per worker
in 2023
Serbia rank
60th
Taiwan rank
59th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Serbia
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 2,032 hours per worker against 1,995 hours per worker in Serbia, a difference of 37 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 60th and Taiwan ranks 59th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Taiwan Difference Ahead
2000s 2,204 hours per worker 2,081 hours per worker 122.8 hours per worker Serbia
2010s 2,091 hours per worker 2,067 hours per worker 24.31 hours per worker Serbia
2020s 2,017 hours per worker 2,025 hours per worker 7.64 hours per worker Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Serbia or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 2,032 hours per worker against 1,995 hours per worker in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Serbia and Taiwan?
37 hours per worker, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Taiwan?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Serbia and Taiwan rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Serbia ranks 60th and Taiwan ranks 59th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.